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Component 3: Power and Stratification (Section B, Crime and deviance)
Quick questions on Functionalist and subcultural theories of crime - Eduqas A-Level Sociology Crime and deviance
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What is durkheim?Show answer
Durkheim identified functions of crime:
What is merton?Show answer
Merton adapted Durkheim's anomie into strain theory. Society sets cultural goals (above all material success, the "American Dream") but distributes the legitimate means (good jobs, education) unequally. The resulting strain produces five adaptations:
What are subcultural theories?Show answer
Subcultural theorists asked why groups commit crime and explained non-utilitarian crime:
What is q1?Show answer
Explain two functions of crime according to Durkheim. [6 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Analyse two ways in which subcultural theories develop Merton's strain theory. [12 marks]
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